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Newbie Summer Reading: Johnson v. Home State Bank

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

Family farm

After  a Chapter 7 discharge, is there anything left of a mortgage to reorganize in Chapter 13? That’s the question that the Supreme Court resolved in Johnson v. Home State Bank, the next on our summer reading list for new bankruptcy lawyers.  Believe it or not, it was 12 years after adoption of the 1978 […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice Tagged With: bankruptcy claim, Chapter 20, learning bankruptcy law, new bankruptcy lawyer

Who Needs To Learn More Bankruptcy Law?

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

Since the Fundamentals of Bankruptcy course came out, I’ve talked with a number of new bankruptcy attorneys who report that they are waiting for later offerings, since they’ve already filed a number of petitions and feel they have that aspect of the practice down pat.  One lawyer reported that he had filed 10 cases, so […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice Tagged With: bankruptcy practice, consumer bankruptcy law, learning bankruptcy law

What, Me Worry?

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

Do you think I worry about these issues too much? the rookie bankruptcy lawyer asked me. The issue was exemption planning and the question was whether instituting an IRA and funding it for the current year before filing was a transfer, and if so, would it be objectionable to a Chapter 7 trustee.  We went […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice Tagged With: bankruptcy practice, learning bankruptcy law, new bankruptcy lawyer

Newbie Summer Reading: Dewsnup

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

Ever wonder why we can’t strip off unsecured consensual liens in Chapter 7? Meet Mrs. Dewsnup who filed Chapter 7 and sought to reduce the claim of a junior secured lender on a piece of Utah  farmland to the value of the portion of the land available to secure the mortgage.  Mrs. Dewsnup went 0-4, […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice Tagged With: learning bankruptcy law, lien stripping, secured claims

Bankruptcy Cases Not Predictably Simple

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice, Start Here

I’ve been aghast at the willingness of lawyers brand new to bankruptcy practice to take on cases and issues far beyond their current competence.  I’ve tried to gently counsel that  both self preservation and the client’s best interest require the inexperienced to pass on cases beyond their present skill set. I realized just how glib  […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice, Start Here Tagged With: client intake, client selection, insurance proceeds, learning bankruptcy law, post petition acquisition

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